Niels Hansen Jacobsen

Niels Hansen Jacobsen was a sculptor and ceramicist (1861–1941). He was born at Vejen.

Also recorded as Neils Hansen Jacobsen; Niels Hansen-Jacobsen.

Niels Hansen Jacobsen in brief

Born
1861
Died
1941
Known for
sculptor and ceramicist
Place of birth
Vejen
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Neils Hansen Jacobsen and Niels Hansen-Jacobsen. His recorded language was Danish.

He married Anna Gabriele Hansen Jacobsen.

Recognition and collections

Niels Hansen Jacobsen received Thorvaldsen Medal and Eckersberg Medal. Work by Niels Hansen Jacobsen is held by Nationalmuseum, Statens Museum for Kunst and Vejen Art Museum.

Catalogued works

8 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1892 to 1958.

Troll smelling christian blood, dated 1896. The Troll Fountain. Death and the Mother, dated 1892. Skyggen, dated 1897, held by Statens Museum for Kunst, inventory KMS5806. The shadow, dated 1897, held by Vejen Art Museum, inventory 00138. Modersmålet, dated 1901. "Egg" Armchair, dated 1958, ox-hide, plastic, aluminum, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 61.7.46. Balinese Woman Winding Yarn, dated 1915/30, charcoal, with graphite and brush and blue wash, on cream japanese paper, laid down on off-white card, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1930.241.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 4 named public collections.

Statens Museum for Kunst: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Vejen Art Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

1 scholarly publication naming this subject was located in the registry of record.

Hansen-Jacobsen, Niels, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Niels Hansen Jacobsen studied at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. the recorded working language is Danish.

Residence is recorded at Paris.

Works named in the authority record are Skyggen.

Work by Niels Hansen Jacobsen is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, Statens Museum for Kunst and Vejen Art Museum.

Distinctions recorded are Thorvaldsen Medal and Eckersberg Medal.

Chronology

  1. 1861Niels Hansen Jacobsen born at Vejen.
  2. 1892Death and the Mother.
  3. 1896Troll smelling christian blood.
  4. 1897Skyggen (Statens Museum for Kunst).
  5. 1897The shadow (Vejen Art Museum).
  6. 1901Modersmålet.
  7. 1941Niels Hansen Jacobsen died at Vejen.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Hansen-Jacobsen, Niels, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Niels Hansen Jacobsen.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  3. 3.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record associated with Niels Hansen Jacobsen (1 object).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  4. 4.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3365011: Niels Hansen Jacobsen

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  5. 5.

    “Niels Hansen Jacobsen”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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